Feasibility of a self-management intervention for improving mobility for patients following stroke in the community

niversity of Birmingham0 sites24 target enrollmentSeptember 30, 2021

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

September 30, 2021

End Date

February 3, 2023

Last Updated

2 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•Individuals will be eligible to participate in the study if they:
•1\. Are adults (18 years to 99 years)
•2\. Have had a diagnosis of a first stroke
•3\. Are within the first 3 months post\-discharge from the hospital. This will be extended to participants who have had a stroke within the past 6 months
•4\. With Functional Ambulation Category (FAC) 2\. This means that the person is at least able to walk with a maximum of one person assistance, with or without a gait aid (Mehrholz et al., 2007\)
•5\. Have cognitive capacity that allows them to communicate and consent to participate in the study. The Montreal Cognition assessment (MoCA) (Cumming et al., 2013\) and the FAC will be used for screening. Moreover, clinicians will be involved in determining patient’s ability to participate prior to approaching any participant about this study
•6\. Can understand English. However, the feasibility of including participants who speak Punjabi or Urdu will be explored using translated information sheets and interpreters when possible using family members who speak English
•7\. Have access to a suitable device that can launch the ZOOM Programme

•Patients will be excluded if they:
•1\. Are unable to participate or unable to give consent to participate in the programme due to marked cognitive impairment
•2\. Suffer from severe cardiopulmonary diseases or severe arthritis or have other major co\-morbidities, which might be a risk for community walking
•3\. Have severe aphasia
•4\. Have severe spasticity or fatigue post stroke